14 Arches Quarter Missing E In We And T In Trust. New Error?

Surprising to me. While it looks like a Struck Through Grease error, I had thought this problem was solved by the monomolecular lubrication procedure for clad coinage now implemented at the mints http://federalnewsradio.com/technol...the-us-mint/. Still probably struck through, but the question is struck through what if grease is no longer used.

Any possibility to get a more clear shot of the area in question?

Thank guys. I have a microscope coming for better photographs on close up pictures. I'm currently using a magnifying glass but am taking the photographs in 1280 x 800. When cropping and reducing the image to under 300K be it is very degrading the quality do you have any suggestions on how to keep the file under the 300 KB workout sacrificing image quality?
I apologize I am new to playing collecting and don't understand all of the abbreviated acronyms like "DD". I do believe there is a very fancy and even century but I would consider it a Light Strike I guess. Just wouldn't think it would be the last two letters would think it would Encompass the whole In God We Trust. Also if they're slightly off-center. I will repost on my microscope shows up also the impossible over date on Lincoln 2006 / 7. I know that they don't over date this late in the series but it sure looks like one. I will get back to all of you look better images. Thanks again.

@Condor101: Thanks. The picture I always had in my mind of the cause of a " Greaser" was of a mint employee too liberally applying lubricant to a dieface with crusty material getting into the incuse devices. Taking the human out of the equation by having just enough lubricant for a single strike on the planchet seemed brilliant. Greasers would be no more! I hadn't considered that other moving parts such as the collar also need lubrication... "grease will find a way." The new process extends the die life considerably (2 to 3 times according to the documentation) thereby saving federal$, but fortunately for us coin errors are still going to happen as die wear progresses. 100K-200K strikes before the switch seemed okay to me for the less malleable clad coinage. PCGS put the mintage of the 1982 no P dime at 75K http://www.PCGS.com/news/the-1982-n...osevelt-dime but I don't know where they get their numbers. Die pairs on malleable silver and copper will go much further.

The die is getting into the later die state by looking at the Die Deterioration along the right side of the devices on the motto. There are several contact marks in that area, but there is evidence of part of those devices. So I feel it was grease/oil/water that prevented those devices from striking up. Fairly common on the design for the quarters. But you made a fine improvement on your image skills. Improvement in always nice to see. You didn't give up. Some do.

In that case mintage and die life are probably not the same. The pressmen inspect coins being produced at regular intervals and once they noticed the missing mintmark the die was probably pulled early. Mintage estimates can be made from how frequently they are found and or submitted and by studying the amount of die wear between the earliest die states seen and the latest. Average die life for dimes by 1982 was close to 500K not 75K so the die was most certainly discovered and pulled early. (75K would still represent nearly a full shift's production.)

Thanks for the confirmation on the Greaser. It shall be put up then let's hope they pulled that die or cleaned it not long after so it's more on the rare side. 11997755 looks like they might of run longer than I was hoping. I guess only time will tell.